North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida Job Growth

There were 309,500 jobs in North Port, Florida in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 355,378 employed persons for the month. North Port lost 100 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 611 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare North Port job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	309,500	-100	+2,800
CPS	355,378	-611	+211

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

North Port, Florida Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for North Port as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for North Port, Florida

CES employment for North Port peaked in August 2018 at 310,000. Since then 500 jobs have been lost in North Port according to the employer survey. From a trough of 308,100 in October 2018, North Port has gained 1,400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 358,643 for North Port in October 2018. 3,265 jobs have been lost in North Port since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

North Port, Florida Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	309,500	-100	355,378	-611
January 2019	309,600	1,500	355,989	-1,326
December 2018	308,100	-500	357,315	-1,220
November 2018	308,600	500	358,535	-108
October 2018	308,100	-1,800	358,643	1,414
September 2018	309,900	-100	357,229	3,588
August 2018	310,000	700	353,641	-1,374
July 2018	309,300	400	355,015	952
June 2018	308,900	900	354,063	-1,149
May 2018	308,000	300	355,212	475
April 2018	307,700	800	354,737	-347
March 2018	306,900	200	355,084	-83